Microbicide gel shows reduced risk of HIV in women

Vienna: A vaginal gel that women can use significantly reduces a woman's risk of being infected with the HIV/Aids virus to a rate similar to how circumcision works with men, scientists said... Read more »

Malaria-proof mosquito engineered

Kigali: Scientists in the US have succeeded in genetically engineering a malaria-resistant mosquito. The researchers, from the University of Arizona, introduced a gene that affected the insect's gut, meaning the malaria parasite... Read more »

Young people leading drop in HIV spread, says study

Kigali: The prevalence of HIV/Aids is falling among young Rwandans because they are having safer sex with fewer partners, the United Nations AIDS programme said ahead of a major conference next week... Read more »

Kagame, UN ‘superheroes’ demand $60billion for mothers and children

New York: After naming a panel of “superheroes” for the millennium development goals, the UN Secretary General says up to $60billion is needed to help them save mothers and children in the... Read more »

Global Fund defends Rwanda spending

Kigali: Rwanda is the biggest recipient of Global Fund financing for HIV/Aids, Malaria and TB compared to all its regional partners with up to a billion dollars projected to be spent, according... Read more »

Bail on health grounds will not deter Erlinder prosecution – Gov’t

Kigali: The decision to grant bail to Peter Erlinder was made out of concern for his physical and mental health and in no way diminishes the seriousness of the charges against him,... Read more »

Le gouvernement cherche à légaliser la marijuana à usage médical

Kigali: Un projet de loi au Parlement visant à légaliser l'usage de la marijuana et autres stupéfiants pour être utilisés à des fins strictement médicales fait polémique à Kigali.

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Study will find Canadian HIV tablets too bitter for patients

HIV patients skipped these tablets because they were too bitter to swallow, says a study

Kigali: The government's HIV research agency is scheduled to recommend that Canadian... Read more »

In poor Rwanda, most have health insurance. But not in America?

MAYANGE, Bugesera: The maternity ward in the Mayange district health center is nothing fancy. It has no running water, and the delivery room is little more than a pair of padded benches... Read more »

The law society of Upper Canada and genocide denial in Rwanda (Opinion)

Toronto : An enigmatic, controversial woman returns to Israel after decades away and announces she's running for Prime Minister. She regrets the Holocaust, but after a tour of Yad Vashem, the country's... Read more »